Spring is here, and I'm trying to keep the momentum from our busy winter skiing alive, and go right into hikes. It's not as much the distance, but just the fact that we're outdoors enjoying and exploring nature that appeals to me. Last weekend we went to Uvas Canyon for a hike and Rian really loved the waterfalls. His sports shoes were not that great, so Rian got a "reward" upgrade to hiking shoes for doing a 3+ mi hike with dad and mom, minimal complaints. In fact Rian kept saying "This is the best hike ever, I want to keep coming here every weekend, I want to build a house here" :-) We were enjoying every moment of his revelations.
This weekend was jam packed with activity and meeting friends too. On Saturday morning, Rian had a chess tournament, his very first. He's been doing some after school chess class on campus, and we do not get much feedback of his skill level. So we just put him in a tournament. Lots of points for participating. He won one game, drew one, and lost two. He seemed pretty miserable that he didn't get a trophy, but we cheered him up about the medal of participation. After a brief lunch at home, we went to Picchetti Winery for a hike with 4 other Stratford families, and our neighbors. It was a wonderful hike and kids enjoyed the picnic area afterwards. Next time we will definitely get some wine. Picchetti Winery Hike, March 22, 2014. Zankhna and Bhavik, our friends from LA were visiting. So we hopped over to Rachana's place after that. The boys (big and small) played basketball. I boiled spaghetti and poured sauce in. But Rian was so proud of it, he was telling all the other kids, it's just the second time my mom has made spaghetti, it's really yummy. I think I'm getting popular with kids thanks to the pasta. The "made in Italy" whole wheat pasta is so good, lots of fiber and protein, my big kid had it today with no other sides :-)
On Sunday morning Rian got some much needed "alone time" with his toys. It was Daddy's turn to work today. Mumma cut some "pear apple" and Rian chose to eat Daddy's raisin bran cereal today. After that he says to me "Mumma this is the best fruit ever, can you please give me this pear apple every day in snack for school" :-) We rushed to get ready for a potluck in the park thrown by our neighbors Pallavi and Parikshit. Rian enjoyed his razor bike, stomp rocket, and some dodgeball. We were headed to the library when Rian insists, twice, "Mumma let's go to the library on my razor, let's leave the car here". So off we went from Washington Park to the Sunnyvale library, half a mile one way. It felt so good to be outside and walking. Rian enjoyed the 1mi razor. We secured a copy of "Home Alone" DVD, planning to watch it with Rian this week. Rian is practicing his drums with Daddy now, and then we are off to dinner with Rian's best friend Shayona.
What a wonderfully packed and satisfying first weekend of spring… Loving it!
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